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turtwig
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Turtwig

Tiny Leaf Pokémon

Grass

The shell on its back is made of soil. On a very healthy Turtwig, the shell should feel moist.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 68
Defense 64
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 55
Speed 31
Total 318

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

grotle Grotle Lv. 18
torterra Torterra Lv. 32

Moves

Details

Category Tiny Leaf Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 10.2 kg
Base Exp 64
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Plant

Sprites

turtwig Front Front
turtwig Back Back
turtwig Front Shiny Front Shiny
turtwig Back Shiny Back Shiny
turtwig Official Art Official Art
turtwig Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc
Dual Screens
Moves
Seed Bomb / Hidden Power Fire
Item
Light Clay / Eviolite
Nature
Impish / Careful
EVs
HP 236
Def 84
SpD 156
Spe 28

Strategy Overview

Turtwig seems like an odd choice when considering how little it has to offer in the new generation. Even with its acceptable Attack stat and defenses, its low Speed and poor coverage tend to be its downfall. The introduction of Eviolite also severely weakened its offensive capability by making many of its enemies more difficult to take down. However, not all is lost for this unfortunate turtle, as it retains its role as the only Grass-type in Little Cup that can set up both Stealth Rock and dual screens. Without many new options to utilize, Turtwig has much trouble finding its way on a team in the BW Little Cup metagame.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc